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One of the Lehigh Valley’s busiest north-south routes remained closed as of mid-day Tuesday due to utility wires that were brought down onto it by a car accident Monday.
Pennsylvania State Police are asking for the public’s help with identifying the body of a man that was found wedged against a riverside dock in Upper Black Eddy, Bucks County.
Regardless of where they live, most people today take fire protection services for granted, but they haven’t always existed. In Hellertown, for example, there was no one routinely battling the flames until Dewey Fire Company No. 1 was formed in 1898.
Northampton County District Attorney Terry Houck announced late last week that the police-involved shooting of a 55-year-old Williams Township man was justified by the fact that the man’s behavior led the officer to believe his life was in imminent danger.
Springfield Township Police have issued a warning to motorists they say are speeding down local roads to get around a Richlandtown Pike bridge closure: Slow down, or risk being ticketed.
A project that will help improve pedestrian safety along Main Street in Hellertown is proceeding well ahead of schedule, likely aided by the favorable weather for construction projects that has prevailed since work began on it in early April.
A week after it was announced that a failing two-lane bridge in downtown Coopersburg would be closed in one direction, PennDOT closed the State Street span both ways, a borough official said Thursday.
Excessive noise can be a nuisance, but deciding what constitutes “loud” can be highly subjective, which is why Hellertown officials hope to implement a plan that will result in more exact limits on–and measurements of–various sounds around town.
Lower Saucon Township Police this week are warning residents to be on the lookout for scams by individuals who claim to be associated with online retail giant Amazon.
The Hellertown Police Department announced Wednesday that applicants are now being sought for the position of school crossing guard.
Tuesday was a day of digging out and cleaning up in Hellertown and communities all across the Lehigh Valley, after a powerful Nor’easter dumped as much as 36 inches of snow on the area over a 48-hour period. And for some, the work isn’t over yet.
